Fault Tolerance, Parallel and Distributed Computing
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32 questions
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What is the number assigned to devices on the internet?
What is the number assigned to devices on the internet?
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Draw out a rough sketch of Ring network topology on the paper on desk, and show it to me !
Draw out a rough sketch of Ring network topology on the paper on desk, and show it to me !
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Draw out a rough sketch of Bus network topology on the paper on desk, and show it to me !
Draw out a rough sketch of Bus network topology on the paper on desk, and show it to me !
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Draw out a rough sketch of Star network topology on the paper on desk, and show it to me !
Draw out a rough sketch of Star network topology on the paper on desk, and show it to me !
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Which of the following best describes a challenge involved in using parallel computing?
Which of the following best describes a challenge involved in using parallel computing?
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Which of the following best describes the ability of parallel computing solutions to improve efficiency?
Which of the following best describes the ability of parallel computing solutions to improve efficiency?
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I have a list below containing ages of students, and I want to calculate the average ages of students in the list. (5 points)
ages = [24, 12, 23, 19, 27, 30, 11, ...]
Explain how parallel computing an be used.Break the program into 3 major tasksWhich of this tasks are independent of any other task and which is dependent?
I have a list below containing ages of students, and I want to calculate the average ages of students in the list. (5 points)
ages = [24, 12, 23, 19, 27, 30, 11, ...]
Explain how parallel computing an be used.
Break the program into 3 major tasks
Which of this tasks are independent of any other task and which is dependent?
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If a task takes 40 seconds to complete sequentially and 10 seconds to complete in parallel, what is the speedup?
If a task takes 40 seconds to complete sequentially and 10 seconds to complete in parallel, what is the speedup?
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Which factor limits the maximum speedup of a parallel algorithm?
Which factor limits the maximum speedup of a parallel algorithm?
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If an algorithm achieves a speedup of 8 on 16 processors, what is a possible reason why it is not achieving perfect scaling?
If an algorithm achieves a speedup of 8 on 16 processors, what is a possible reason why it is not achieving perfect scaling?
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If a task takes 100 seconds sequentially and 25 seconds in parallel, what is the speedup?
If a task takes 100 seconds sequentially and 25 seconds in parallel, what is the speedup?
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What is the primary benefit of parallel computing?
What is the primary benefit of parallel computing?
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What do you understand by the word domain name.
What do you understand by the word domain name.
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What is the difference between routing and path?
Be very detailed with your explanation
What is the difference between routing and path?
Be very detailed with your explanation
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What is the main advantage of distributed computing?
What is the main advantage of distributed computing?
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Which of the following is an example of distributed computing?
Which of the following is an example of distributed computing?
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How does distributed computing help solve problems that a single computer cannot?
How does distributed computing help solve problems that a single computer cannot?
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What is a potential challenge of distributed computing?
What is a potential challenge of distributed computing?
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A large dataset is too big to store on a single computer. How can distributed computing help?
A large dataset is too big to store on a single computer. How can distributed computing help?
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Which of the following technologies relies on distributed computing?
Which of the following technologies relies on distributed computing?
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Why is the Internet considered fault-tolerant?
Why is the Internet considered fault-tolerant?
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Why do you think the internet is sometimes described as a redundant system?
Why do you think the internet is sometimes described as a redundant system?
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What is the world wide web?
What is the world wide web?

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Is this network fault tolerant or not?
Expalin your reasons for answer above!
Is this network fault tolerant or not?
Expalin your reasons for answer above!
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Why is the internet routing usually dynamic?
Why is the internet routing usually dynamic?
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Which of the following best describes the fault tolerance of the Internet?
Which of the following best describes the fault tolerance of the Internet?
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What is the primary purpose of redundancy in network design?
What is the primary purpose of redundancy in network design?
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How does packet switching contribute to fault tolerance?
How does packet switching contribute to fault tolerance?
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Which Internet protocol helps make the network fault-tolerant by ensuring packets reach their destination even if some routes fail?
Which Internet protocol helps make the network fault-tolerant by ensuring packets reach their destination even if some routes fail?
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What the full meaning of TCP, IP, HTTP (3 points )
What the full meaning of TCP, IP, HTTP (3 points )
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Differentiate between UDP and TCP
Differentiate between UDP and TCP
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A scientific research team needs to process huge amounts of genetic data. Why might they use distributed computing?
A scientific research team needs to process huge amounts of genetic data. Why might they use distributed computing?